Jerk Chicken

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Karen Ahmed in What's Your Flavour

Making Jerk sauce from scratch is not hard at all, but there are several ingredients that go into my

blender and get blended to jerk perfection.

Ingredients

1/2 cup of oil (your choice)

1/3 cup of vinegar

1/3 cup of soya sauce (dark, mushroom flavour)

1/4 cup of lime juice

1/2 cup of a freshly squeezed orange (preferable Florida oranges)

3 teaspoons of Pimento allspice

3 teaspoons of salt (or to taste)

1 tablespoon of black pepper

1 1/2 tablespoons of brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon

1 teaspoon of coriander powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

2 tablespoons of fresh thyme leaves (or 3 teaspoons of ground thyme)

3 stalks of small spring onions scallions 1/3 cup (chopped)

2 tablespoons of fresh ginger (chopped)

1 cup chopped onion

3 large cloves of garlic 1/3 cup (peeled)

3 scotch bonnet peppers (substitute habanero, Jamaican pepper)

4 lbs chicken drumsticks

Process

Process all the ingredients into a smooth paste

Pour over skinned chicken drumsticks and BBQ until cooked